Instead of conventional theater seating, the lucky moviegoers watched the film from lifeboats in an 108-foot long indoor swimming pool.
According to the LA Times, the screening took place the 1930’s-build Espace Sportif Pailleron, which boasts a recently-restored Art Deco interior and Paris’ only permanent ice rink.
But no swimming or skating took place — attendees took to bays of lifeboats, each with life preservers (which some attendees wore during the screening), for a cinematic experience that created a deeper connection to the film’s main character, Pi. (No word on if tigers were also in attendance.)
Check out this video for a behind-the-scenes look at the preparations for the screening:
